Action Officer Development Course (AODC)

Available to all Army employees as a self-development Tool. AODC is a required course
for all Army interns and completion is required before completion of the intern program.

Purpose

Provide action officer procedures to a staff member with subject matter expertise
who works actions on behalf of senior staff officers or commanders. The term
"action officer" does not refer to a duty position. This course describes "staff work"
as it is generally practiced Army-wide.

Description

The AODC covers organization and management; conducting completed staff work;
managing time and priorities; conducting meetings and interviews; solving
problems and making decisions; communications; writing to the Army standard;
coordinating; conducting briefings; and ethics.

Applicant Eligibility

AODC is available to all Army employees as a self-development tool.

Army Non-appropriated Fund (NAF), Wage Grade (WG), Local National (LN)

It is a required course for all Army interns before completion of the intern program.